Pride snare experienced Blair to boost squad

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In big news for the club, the Northern Pride last week unveiled the signing of the Maurice Blair for the 2019 season.

The experienced campaigner (pictured above with coach Ty Williams and football operations manager Chey Bird) returns to Australia following a successful stint in the UK Super League with Hull Kingston Rovers.

Blair, who has previously played with the Penrith Panthers, Gold Coast Titans and Melbourne Storm, is also no stranger to the Intrust Super Cup competition, playing for clubs including Souths Logan Magpies and Tweed Heads Seagulls.

His return to Australia and to the Cup was motivated by a desire to “give back to the game that gave him so much”.

As the oldest and most experienced member in the playing squad, Williams is hoping Blair will be able to act as a leader and mentor to the younger players in the squad; while in turn Blair plans to help develop the players to be the best they can be both on and off the field.